Is NUN a Scrabble word?
Yes. NUN is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 3 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words With Friends.
Meaning A member of a Christian religious community of women who live by certain vows and usually wear a habit, (Roman Catholicism, specifically) those living together in a cloister.
Noun 4 meanings
A member of a Christian religious community of women who live by certain vows and usually wear a habit, (Roman Catholicism, specifically) those living together in a cloister.
A member of a similar female community in other confessions.
“a Buddhist nun”
A kind of pigeon with the feathers on its head like the hood of a nun.
The fourteenth letter of many Semitic alphabets or abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).
Etymology
From Middle English nonne, nunne, from Old English nunne (“nun”), from Late Latin nonna (“nun, tutor”), originally (along with masculine form nonnus (“man”)) a term of address for elderly persons, perhaps from children's speech, reminiscent of nana, like papa etc. Doublet of nonna.
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NUN at a glance
NUN has 3 letters and scores 3 points in Scrabble (N 1 + U 1 + N 1) and 6 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #12,098 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).
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